Report by City Comptroller Says School System Has Poor Inventory Controls

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer said Monday the city school system has poor inventory controls and inaccurate records, leaving thousands of computers and tablets either missing or unused.

An official at the New York City Department of Education rebutted many of the critical findings in Mr. Stringer’s report, saying its methodology was flawed because auditors didn’t examine the agency’s actual process for tracking equipment.